Susan Tyrrell
Susan Tyrrell
Biography
Susan Tyrrell (born Susan Jillian Creamer; March 18, 1945 – June 16, 2012) was an American character actress. Tyrrell's career began in theater in New York City in the 1960s in Broadway and off Broadway productions. Her first film was Shoot Out (1971). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Oma in John Huston's Fat City (1972). In 1978, Tyrrell received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Andy Warhol's Bad (1977). Her New York Times obituary described her as "a whiskey-voiced character actress (with) talent for playing the downtrodden, outré, and grotesque."
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Female
Birthday
1945-03-18 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Acting

2024

The Life of Sean DeLear as Self (archive footage)

2012

Kid-Thing as Esther

2010

Flexing with Monty as Mrs. Nog (voice)

2008

The Boneyard Collection as High Priestess

2003

Masked and Anonymous as Ella the Fortune Teller

2000

Buddy Boy as Sal

1998

Relax... It's Just Sex as Alicia Pillsbury

1997

Extreme Ghostbusters as Achira (voice)

1997

Cow and Chicken as Not available

1997

I Am Weasel as Madame DeBarge (voice)

1997

Pink as the Day She Was Born as Not available

1996

Japan in Paris in L.A. as Not available

1995

Powder as Maxine

1995

The Demolitionist as Eleanor Grimbaum

1995

Digital Man as Mildred

1991

Motorama as Bartender

1991

Every Cake, Neil as Not available

1990

Wings as Sconset Sal

1990

Cry-Baby as Ramona Rickettes

1990

Rockula as Chuck the Bartender

1989

Far from Home as Agnes Reed

1988

Big Top Pee-wee as Midge Montana

1988

Tapeheads as Nikki Morton

1988

The Underachievers as Mrs. Grant

1987

The Chipmunk Adventure as Claudia Furschtien (voice)

1987

From a Whisper to a Scream as Beth Chandler

1987

Poker Alice as Mad Mary

1986

If Tomorrow Comes as Bertha

1986

The Christmas Star as Sara

1986

Thompson's Last Run as Pookie

1985

Flesh + Blood as Celine

1985

Avenging Angel as Solly Mosler

1984

Angel as Solly Mosler

1984

Jealousy as Dixie

1983

The Hitchhiker as Doris

1983

Fire and Ice as Juliana (voice)

1982

Liar's Moon as Lora Mae Bouvier

1982

Fast-Walking as Evie

1981

Open All Night as Gretchen Feester

1981

Subway Riders as Eleanor Langley

1981

Midnight Lace as Ann Galvin

1981

Document of the Dead as Narrator (voice)

1980

Forbidden Zone as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension

1979

Racquet as Miss Baxter

1978

Flying High as Not available

1978

Loose Shoes as Boobies

1978

Lady of the House as Helen

1977

Wizards as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1977

Bad as Mary Aiken

1977

September 30, 1955 as Melba Lou

1976

The Killer Inside Me as Joyce Lakeland

1975

Baretta as Not available

1975

Starsky & Hutch as Annie / Isabelle Oates

1974

Zandy's Bride as Marai Cordova

1974

Catch My Soul as Emilia

1974

To Kill the King as Maggie Van Birchard

1973

Kojak as Mary Torino

1972

Fat City as Oma

1971

Nichols as Caralee

1971

Shoot Out as Alma

1971

The Steagle as Louise

1963

Mr. Novak as Phyllis Freuchen

1963

The Patty Duke Show as Not available

1959

Bonanza as Jill Conway